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T. P. TYRREiLL TOY BALLOON Filed May 16-. 1922 Patented ll, i924...

barre stares THOMAS P. TYREELL, F AKRON, OHIO.

TOY BALLOON.

Application filed May 16, 1922. Serial No. 581,476. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS P. TYRRELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toy Balloons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in toy balloons and has particular-relation to a toy balloon whichis provided with propelling means whereby the same may be caused to travel through the air.

The main object of the invention is to provide a propelling device of simple, inexpensive construction, which may e conveniently attached to an ordinary toy balloon to provide an attractive aerial toy.

A further object is to provide a device '20 of light weight which ma be attached to a toy balloon and which includes an air motor. and a propeller with driving. connections therebetween, whereby the motor may be 0perated by the escape of air from the balloon as and the propeller rapidly rotated to drive the balloon through the air.

The above and additonal objects are accomplished by the novel construction, combination and arrangement'of arts hereinso after described and illustrated in the accompanying drawin wherein ll have shown a preferred embo irnent of the invention, it being understood that the invention is capable of various adaptations and that changes and modifications maybe made or substitutions resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings in. which similar characters of reference have been employed to indicate-like parts as the same may appear in the severe views Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a central vertical, sectional view of same.

' Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the propeller and also showing the propeller shaft with the turbine blades" secured thereto.

Figure 4 is an end view ot same.

Proceeding now to'a detailed description of the invention, the numeral 5 denotes a toy balloon preferably com of rubber or similar thin, elastic material.v The mouth of the balloon is provided with an annular head 6 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The numeral 7 denotes a cylindrical member which is open at the bottom end and which is provided with an upper wall 8. The numeral 10 denotes a groove formed in the member 7 so as to extend therearound in spaced parallel relation to the lower edge thereof. The numeral 9 denotes a hollow stem which is secured in the wall 8 so as to extend coaxially therethrough and project from the upper and lower face thereof.. The stem 9 projects downwardly from the wall 8 to a point below the lower edge or the 7 member 7 and'terminates in a hollow conical mouth piece 9*. The numeral 11 denotes a hollow shaft which is rotatably mounted on said stem and isisecured thereon by means of the flange or washer 12. Thehollow shaft 11 is provided at its upper end with a pluralityof blades 13 which are preferably ar-' ranged so that each blade projects therefrom at ah angle to the radius thereof and terminates in spaced relation to the inner face of the cylindrical member 7. The lower end of the shaft 11 is provided with a propeller blade 14 which may be formed integral therewith or attached thereto in any desired manner. cylindrical wall of the member 7 at a point upwardly from the groove 10. The up er end of the stem 9 is provided witha ap valve 16 which is arranged to permit the air to be forced inwardly therethrough and to prevent the air from escaping through said stem.

In operation, the mouth of a rubber balloon is stretched over the cylindrical member 7 and the head 6 is seated in the groove 10, the sai'd'bead being of sufiicient strength to retain the balloon 5 on the cylindrical member 7 The operators finger is then firmly placed on the wallfof the balloon at a point directl in front of the openinglh and the wall is thus held against the side of the cylindrical member. 7 so as to close said opening 15 and 1 revent air from escap ing t erethrough. he 'moathpiece 9 is then placed in the mouth and air is forced through the stem 9 until the balloon has been expanded to the desired size. The operatorh linger is then removed and the toy is released, permitting the air thus coned within the balloonto esoa e throu h the mwning 15. The elasticity o the balloon'wil cause I the air to be-forced through the oning l5 whereupon it will age the hlaes 13 an An opening 15 is formed in the fill? i are cause a rapid rotation of the shaft 11, thus rotating the propeller and forcing the balloon rapidlythrough the air.

Having thus illustrated my invention and described the same in detail, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is 1. In combination, a toy balloon, a 010- sure member secured in the mouth thereof, a valve controlled inflation stem extending through said closure member, a hollow shaft rotatably mounted on said stem, an air turbine associated shaft, a propeller secured to the lower end llli thereof and an opening arranged in said closure member to permit air to escape therethrou h and operate said turbine.

2. ll n combination, a balloon a closure with the upper end of said member secured in the mouth thereof means to inflate said balloon, an opening in said closure member, an air turbine mounted on said member so as to be driven by air escaping from said balloon though said opening, a propeller and driving connection between said turbine and said propeller.

q 3. In combination, an elastic balloon, a

closure member therefor, said closure member having an outlet opening and a valve controlled inflation opening, an air turbine associated with said member and arranged to be driven by air escaping through said outlet opening, a propeller and driving con-v nection between said turbine and propeller. lntestimony whereof. l have hereunto set my hand.

THOMAS P. TYRRELL. 

